Unfulfilled New Year's Eves, Year After Year Without You

Unfulfilled New Year's Eves, Year After Year Without You Plot:

Lin Xiaoman has waited three New Year's Eves for her missing boyfriend Chen Mo—who vanished after helping find her lost brother and getting entangled in an old case. This year, she decides it's the "last wait", only to receive an anonymous package: Chen Mo's old phone, a box of three-year-old frozen dumplings, and a note saying "I'll come tonight". When the doorbell rings, a man identical to Chen Mo stands outside with Chen Mo's diary: Chen Mo faked his death to protect Xiaoman but died in a car accident on his way to her this year, asking him to keep the promise. Xiaoman opens the last page—Chen Mo wrote last year: "I watched you cook dumplings from the balcony, each with extra garlic I love." Then, Chen Mo's unique whistle echoes outside. She looks up—her scarf for Chen Mo hangs on the osmanthus branch, swaying like he used to ruffle her hair…